Saturday

Board Review: Thyroid Storm

A 25 y/o female presents to your emergency department with heart palpitations for past 4 days.  Her vital signs are blood pressure of 180/90, heart rate of 120 beats per minute, respiratory rate of 22 breaths per minute, and temperature of 102°F.  After thorough examination and workup you make the diagnosis of thyroid storm.  What is the correct sequence of medications to treat thyroid storm? 

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Board Review: Neurology

A 26 year old male presents to your Emergency Department with bilateral lower extremity weakness.  He states he recently had a “stomach bug” following a camping trip.  You suspect Guillain-Barre Syndrome.  Which of the following is most consistent with GBS?

A) CSF with elevated protein 

B) Hyperreflexia

C) Facial droop 

D) Sterile pyuria 

E) Vesicular rash 

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Board Review: TTP

Which of the following lab results are consistent with Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura?

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A) Decreased Platelets, Normal PT/INR, Normal Fibrinogen 

B) Increased Platelets, Decreased PT/INR, Increased Fibrinogen 

C) Decreased Platelets, Decreased PT/INR, Decreased Fibrinogen 

D) Normal Platelets, Normal PT/INR, Increased Fibrinogen 

E) Decreased Platelets, Increased PT/INR, Decreased Fibrinogen 

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